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Rank these parks from best to worst

Wes Mantooth said:
Yep. This is the issue. Ideally, I wake up on decent sleep, around 5am, shower, get a good coffee, and leave around 5:45am and get to one of the parks around 9am...check one out til around 1pm (for four hours) and then head over to another that is close by from about 2-6...get back to hotel around 10pm....something like that.
Decent plan? Could I see a lot in four hours in Zion? In Bryce? Would 3 hours be enough?
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That short of time Bryce might be best. It's more of a place to look at than do a lot
 
"The Fiery Furnace" @ Arches is a ton of fun if you are hardcore. Definitely a top 5 hiking experience of all time for me.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Yep. This is the issue. Ideally, I wake up on decent sleep, around 5am, shower, get a good coffee, and leave around 5:45am and get to one of the parks around 9am...check one out til around 1pm (for four hours) and then head over to another that is close by from about 2-6...get back to hotel around 10pm....something like that.
Decent plan? Could I see a lot in four hours in Zion? In Bryce? Would 3 hours be enough?
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Bryce is a fairly long drive from Zion. Best to stick with one park if it's just a day. You could do that with arches and canyonlands. Hike to delicate arch then drive to needles district a d look over the river.
 
Just read about it. Having never done it, I don't think I want to end up lost by myself. With someone else, I'd prob do it. Online it says you can only enter with a ranger-guided tour. Is that accurate? How long does it take to get through the labyrinth?
 
Wes Mantooth said:
I like to test my limits for sure. Can you describe the hike for me?
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It's just an area that's a free hike. You have to get a permit from the rangers to do it though, it's kind of maze like and easy to get lost. There is just a lot of **** to explore in it and climb and there aren't any barriers (besides stepping on tha crust).
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Just read about it. Having never done it, I don't think I want to end up lost by myself. With someone else, I'd prob do it. Online it says you can only enter with a ranger-guided tour. Is that accurate? How long does it take to get through the labyrinth?
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IDK, I remember we had to watch a video. Maybe they can deny you though if they dont think you are experienced enough or something.

Oh, and you really dont get through it, like there is no end. You kind of just go in and do w/e then come back out. Like it's a naturally occurring thing, not an actual designed maze. It's just maze like. I think when we went, we spent at least 5 hours in it.
 
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Wes Mantooth said:
Yep. This is the issue. Ideally, I wake up on decent sleep, around 5am, shower, get a good coffee, and leave around 5:45am and get to one of the parks around 9am...check one out til around 1pm (for four hours) and then head over to another that is close by from about 2-6...get back to hotel around 10pm....something like that.
Decent plan? Could I see a lot in four hours in Zion? In Bryce? Would 3 hours be enough?
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Maybe rent a minivan or plan on staying in a motel down south for a night. Desert highways can be hypnotic. Not a drive you want to make twice in a day, especially after hiking.
 
Medium hard day hike, you shouldn't do it by yourself though, but i'm sure you could find someone to go with. Although Zions is the furthest national Park.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KyNJw-_6uQ

Or my favorite hike but is kinda technical.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSWJ65icgM4

I would suggest picking one place and doing hikes and other things at the park instead is trying to hit multiple ones. Driving through them is much less fun.
 
franklin said:
I'd pick Arches. Plenty to do in that area besides just the park (which could be a full day trip in itself). Bryce is boring and Capitol Reef sucks. It's more of a Mormon heritage monument and I have no idea why it's a national park. The only thing it has is one huge panel of petroglyphs and hieroglyphs, big whoop. The drive past there is cool though.

The only time I've been to Zion's was to traveling through to get here:

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Longest narrows in Utah. If you really want that bad *** hike, head there.

Sand caves outside Kanab were cool to check out and brake up the drive:

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Great post.
 
Nobody has answered my question from earlier. How is cell service in the state outside of the major towns/cities?
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Nobody has answered my question from earlier. How is cell service in the state outside of the major towns/cities?
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There are places where only Verizon work and other places where nothing works. It sounds like you'll be basically sticking to the highway so you should be ok. If you don't have Verizon then I would consider picking up a Verizon prepaid phone depending on how far you plan on diverting from the beaten path.
 
Nice pics bigb
And I mostly agree about Verizon being the most reliable but I have been places where I got no reception on Verizon and did get reception on at&t.
 
Wes Mantooth said:
Nobody has answered my question from earlier. How is cell service in the state outside of the major towns/cities?
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Reception is fine in Moab but it's non-existent in the park, up Negro Bill Canyon etc., and on long stretches of the drive between Spanish Fork and Price, and then Price to Moab.

I'm dragging the kids down there for spring break and then heading to either Blanding trying to find unexcavated ruins or on to Mesa Verde.
 
I was asking about cell service because I thought I'd use my phone's Google Maps (gps) to get me from Park City to whichever park I choose...and then back to Park City. I'm thinking that may kill too much battery life though and maybe I should just do it old school and write the directions down so as to save my battery life for when I get wedged in between a formation like James Franco and need one of you to save my life.
 
If anyone wants to join me, let me know. I think I'm gonna do some **** with fish too. Maybe even one of these? Unless I've scared him off with my comments. He must be a catcher then. Fine by me. I pitched in high school.
 
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